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Number of pigs in Namibia

Number of pigs in Namibia was 87,256 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 116th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

2024, head87,256 Estimated
Change on 2023+1.1%
Rank116th of 171Countries ranked
Series high122,0012020
Series low14,0001979

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Number of pigs in Namibia, 1961 to 2024

025K50K75K100K125K19611971198119912001201120241961: 16,765 head1962: 20,961 head1963: 18,556 head1964: 18,500 head1965: 19,000 head1966: 19,500 head1967: 20,500 head1968: 21,000 head1969: 21,500 head1970: 21,000 head1971: 20,500 head1972: 20,000 head1973: 19,500 head1974: 19,000 head1975: 18,000 head1976: 17,000 head1977: 16,000 head1978: 15,000 head1979: 14,000 head1980: 15,000 head1981: 16,000 head1982: 16,500 head1983: 17,000 head1984: 17,500 head1985: 18,000 head1986: 18,500 head1987: 19,000 head1988: 18,000 head1989: 19,658 head1990: 17,865 head1991: 16,904 head1992: 14,790 head1993: 20,065 head1994: 17,843 head1995: 19,979 head1996: 18,923 head1997: 16,884 head1998: 14,706 head1999: 18,731 head2000: 23,148 head2001: 21,854 head2002: 25,000 head2003: 30,000 head2004: 35,000 head2005: 40,000 head2006: 45,000 head2007: 51,863 head2008: 55,000 head2009: 60,000 head2010: 65,000 head2011: 70,000 head2012: 69,430 head2013: 67,054 head2014: 87,206 head2015: 82,470 head2016: 83,513 head2017: 81,439 head2018: 95,745 head2019: 104,317 head2020: 122,001 head2021: 97,962 head2022: 95,920 head2023: 86,329 head2024: 87,256 head
head. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodhead
202487,256 Estimated
202386,329
202295,920
202197,962
2020122,001
2019104,317 Estimated
201895,745 Estimated
201781,439 Estimated
201683,513
201582,470 Estimated
201487,206
201367,054
201269,430
201170,000 Estimated
201065,000 Estimated
200960,000 Estimated
200855,000 Estimated
200751,863
200645,000 Estimated
200540,000 Estimated
200435,000 Estimated
200330,000 Estimated
200225,000 Estimated
200121,854
200023,148
199918,731
199814,706
199716,884
199618,923
199519,979
199417,843
199320,065
199214,790
199116,904
199017,865
198919,658
198818,000 Estimated
198719,000 Estimated
198618,500
198518,000 Estimated
198417,500 Estimated
198317,000 Estimated
198216,500 Estimated
198116,000 Estimated
198015,000 Estimated
197914,000 Estimated
197815,000 Estimated
197716,000 Estimated
197617,000 Estimated
197518,000 Estimated
197419,000 Estimated
197319,500 Estimated
197220,000 Estimated
197120,500 Estimated
197021,000 Estimated
196921,500 Estimated
196821,000 Estimated
196720,500 Estimated
196619,500 Estimated
196519,000 Estimated
196418,500 Estimated
196318,556
196220,961
196116,765

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Definition

Number of pigs (swine) present in the country, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. FAO asks for the count on one day of the year, usually the census or survey date, so the reference day differs between countries.

FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111) (Number of pigs, Namibia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Namibia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/namibia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Number of pigs, Namibia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/namibia.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111), Number of pigs, Namibia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/namibia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111): Number of pigs, Namibia, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/pig-population/namibia. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the number of pigs in Namibia?

Number of pigs in Namibia was 87,256 head in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.1% from 2023. That is the 116th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Swine / pigs, stocks, head (item 1034, element 5111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest number of pigs in Namibia?

122,001 head in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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